The Rural Councillor as Development Agent : An Uneasy Connection ? A Report from Senegal
The rural council in Senegal is commissioned to play an important role in development. The council is the formal authority to decide on land distribution and land disputes. In addition, it is authorized to collect the yearly head tax and market fees and to decide which collective utilities or proje...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Français |
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Bulletin de l’APAD
2007
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | The rural council in Senegal is commissioned to play an important role in development. The council is the formal authority to decide on land distribution and land disputes. In addition, it is authorized to collect the yearly head tax and market fees and to decide which collective utilities or projects will be financed. In every arrondissement there is a technical team, the staff of the 'Centre d'Expansion Rural’ (CER), which has been created to assist the council in planning and implementati... |
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